# Light *cantrip, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** Touch - **Components:** V, M (a firefly or phosphorescent moss) - **Duration:** 1 hour You touch one Large or smaller object that isn't being worn or carried by someone else. Until the spell ends, the object sheds [Bright Light](Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/bright-light-xphb.md) in a 20-foot radius and [Dim Light](Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/dim-light-xphb.md) for an additional 20 feet. The light can be colored as you like. Covering the object with something opaque blocks the light. The spell ends if you cast it again. **Classes**: [Warlock (Celestial Patron)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-celestial-patron-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Sorcerer](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Cleric](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-cleric.md); [Wizard (Evoker)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-evoker-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Wizard](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Rogue (Arcane Trickster)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-arcane-trickster-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Bard (College of Lore)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-college-of-lore-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Bard](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Fighter (Eldritch Knight)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-eldritch-knight-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB") *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 292. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*